Aims

Outcomes

The overall aim of the Heywire8 Think Tank is for New Zealand educational practitioners, policy makers and decision makers to explore opportunities and pathways for building a national OER initiative. Specifically the Think Tank will:

Take note of existing New Zealand OER initiatives

Articulate the value proposition for a national OER collaboration

Identify barriers to OER adoption and implementation in New Zealand

Prepare a draft action plan for the way forward

To identify volunteers to refine and collate the outputs of the Think Tank

Tip: We recognise that delegates do not necessarily represent the views of the sector. WikiEducator is an open community of association. All proceedings will be documented transparently on WikiEducator under a free content license which you are free to reuse, adapt and modify. We extend an open invitation to all educators in New Zealand to participate in the refinements and evolution of the respective content pages on the wiki as we work together in building a national OER collaboration.

Parked issues

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To facilitate a productive think tank we have adopted guidelines for engagement and these are specified as parked issues. Other than questions of clarity, the following topical issues appertaining to the OER movement will not be discussed at this think tank:

The debate on free content licensing with reference to nuances of opinion on what constitutes a "free" content resource. For the purposes of this think tank we will subscribe to the Free Cultural Works Definition when referring to OERs;

Discussions on preferred software tools for OER content production and delivery. Where possible, we will promote the notion of open standards and interoperability of digital content, rather than personal preferences for software.

This is not intended to denounce the strategic importance of these topical issues. New Zealand will need to address these concerns at a later stage when developing strategies for implementation but they are the kinds of discussions that will hinder our progress taking into account a tight agenda.

Dynamic agenda

This agenda will evolve dynamically using the wiki way. Based on feedback so far, here is the proposed agenda:

Pre-engagement activity

This activity involves speaking personally with each participant prior to the start of the Think Tank – to gain their thoughts and perspectives, and any feedback regarding the DRAFT Agenda. The Commonwealth of Learning team will assist in contacting all nominated participants via skype, telephone or email prior to the start of the Think Tank and document the feedback.

Getting started -- the groundwork

Time

Item

Facilitator

09:30 - 10:00

Registration and refreshments

10:00 - 10:30

Welcome from Otago Polytechnic

Opening remarks - The open engagement process

Reflections on implementing an open content IP policy: A quantum shift for sustainable education

Articulating a value proposition for a New Zealand national OER collaboration

Small group discussions and documenting thoughts on WikiEducator (: I reckon we stay as one group rather than break up.. thining of the 1% rule here and how I hate feeling like I'm in the wrong group ;))